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BJPENN.COM News - September 9, 2014

“This is what actually happened. One of my friends had cocked the gun at the gym. We had to get back to practice, so the gun’s safety was set and it was put back in my backpack. When I get home I always unload my gun and make sure there isn’t a round in the tube, but the gun was jammed and the round would not come out of the pistol. Now this is a pretty big gun, it’s a 1911 Sig Sauer .45, I’ve only run one clip through it, so it’s not beat up or anything, it’s a brand new gun.” “So, I go to taking it apart, keep in mind I’m more or less a life-long gun owner, it’s not like I’m a novice. I was sitting down and putting together my UFC contract, putting the pages in order. I was watching The Bachelor (laughs) and I was eating blueberries, so I wasn’t fully concentrating on taking the gun apart like I should’ve been. So, when I took the gun apart the hammer was back, I had it on safety but for some reason my finger must’ve touched the trigger. The pistol was stuck so I had to pull on it in both directions with my hands. My hand was over the barrel, so the parts didn’t fall all over when I removed the slide. While I was trying to get the pistol apart it fired.”

BJPENN.COM News - September 9, 2014

The opponent changes continue for Brian Rogers, as the Ohio native is now set to take on Brazilian striker Rafael Carvalho after Brett Cooper has withdrawn from the fight due to a back injury suffered in training, After originally preparing to face James Irvin at Bellator 125 on September 19th, Rogers will once again prepare for a new opponent. The night will be headlined by a middleweight clash as Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef squares off against Doug “The Rhino” Marshall. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at the Save Mart Center Box Office, Ticketmaster.com or Bellator.com.

BJPENN.COM News - September 9, 2014

A storm is heading to Phoenix as Alexander Shlemenko will return to the Bellator cage on Friday, September 26th to defend his Bellator middleweight title against Brandon Halsey live on Spike TV from Grand Canyon University Arena. The event will also feature the Bellator Lightweight Tournament Final and a full preliminary card.

BJPENN.COM News - September 9, 2014

“Scott Coker, I apologize to you. It never crossed my mind that you would get blamed for it. I thought people would realize it’s me from the get-go.”

BJPENN.COM News - September 9, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - September 9, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - September 9, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - September 9, 2014

Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana are gearing up for a rematch this Saturday. To get fans ready for the highly anticipated rematch, Showtime sports has brought fans the second episode of their All Access series. Check it out:

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

Clark Gracie lands this impressive Omoplata to modified Imanari choke using his opponents gi, and to top it off, he smiles and gestures to the camera as he does so. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

In case you missed BJPENN.com Radio this past Sunday night, you can catch up on the interviews with Johnny Case, and Bellator MMA champion Emanuel Newton right here!

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

On Sunday night we had another awesome episode of BJPENN.com Radio with guests Johnny Case and Emanuel Newton. In case you missed the awesome show you can watch it below via our YouTube channel.

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

After all charges against Thiago Silva were dropped, he was resigned to the UFC. The newly freed Silva thanked everyone that stood by him, and said there will be a new Thiago Silva stepping in the cage.

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

Ray Rice was suspended for two games in the NFL after domestic violence towards his wife. The SuperBowl champion lost his temper and knocked out his fiance in an elevator. Given the recent domestic violence attacks that have happened in MMA, with War Machine, and Josh Grispi, do you think this is an issue that spans equally across all professional sports?

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

Everyone loves a good knockout, so enjoy this video of the top 10 most brutal Muay Thai knockouts.

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

BJJ legend Romulo Barral shows off one of his extremely deadly submissions from top position, the ‘neck punch’. Check it out:

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

Ben Askren has long sisnce preached about his ‘Funk’ wrestling moves, here we can see Askren’s head & arm lock to back take broken down with his use of the gable grip to bypass his opponents whizzer attempt. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

Who knew Russian President Vladimir Putin held a black belt in Judo? The President started training in competitive Sambo back when he was just 14 before transitioning to Judo.

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

Anderson Silva did some Muay Thai sparring in preparation for his return fight against Nick Diaz in January.